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We Need Smaller Hands (3/27/98)
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Awww, man... It seems that Mighty Cat, the rumored speed-bumped version of the sleek & tiny Powerbook 2400, might never see the light of day-- at least not in the U.S. Apparently the new subnotebook may only be released in Japan, where space is scarcer and hands are smaller. A CNET article has the story.
Many of you may recall that the original 2400 was designed jointly by Apple and IBM's Japanese labs, and that it, too, was originally destined only for the Japanese market. Apple later changed its mind and decided to release in the U.S. as well, in an attempt to take the place of its discontinued Duo line of subnotebooks. Apparently the 2400 has received a less-than-outstanding response in this country, due to a combination of its tiny keyboard and its hefty price tag, which was inversely-proportional to its size. We're not sure how the 2400's price reduction from the original $3500 to $2000 affected its popularity, but we at AtAT assume that that most buyers of portables would rather have the 1400 with its built-in CD-ROM drive than a laptop whose primary advantage is that it weighs less. But gosh darnit, it's cute.
Speaking as a Powerbook owner who used to travel extensively, I'd have to say that I'd take a couple fewer pounds over a CD-ROM drive any day. Still, history repeats, so only time will tell if Mighty Cat will surface in the U.S. or not. We hope it will-- if for no reason other than it might make the 2400's price drop to a level where we could afford one to replace our aging Duo.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 3/27/98 episode: March 27, 1998: History repeats, and it seems that Apple's latest subnotebook my be restricted to work its tiny portable magic in the Japanese market only. Meanwhile, an even tinier Mac portable is in the works, as Apple mad scientists continue to try to fuse Mac OS technology and the cuteness quotient of the eMate. As for the billion-dollar lawsuit against our hero, well, is anyone taking it seriously?...
Other scenes from that episode: 573: eMate: Resurrection (3/27/98) Speaking of minuscule Macs, back when they announced the cancellation of the Newton, Apple mentioned that they would return to the handheld market next year with eMate-like designs that were based on the Mac OS platform... 574: How Soon We Forget (3/27/98) Some of you may recall another lawsuit filed against Apple... How many of you remember Imatec, the medical imaging company who is suing Apple for over a billion dollars for infringing patents in the implementation of ColorSync?...
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